Director, Media Finance

Job title: Director, Media Finance

Company: Rogers Communications

Job description: At Rogers, we connect Canadians to a world of possibilities and the memorable moments that matter most in their lives. Every day we wake up with one purpose in mind. To bring loved ones together from across the globe. To connect people to each other and the world around them. To help an entrepreneur realize their dream. A sports fan celebrate a special moment.

Because we believe connections unite us, possibilities fuel us, and moments define us.

As we grow our team, the well-being of our team members remains our top priority. To ensure the health and safety of our team members, including those in the recruitment process, our team members are temporarily working from home.

Director, Media Finance

This director role will be a strategic partner and advisor to Rogers Sports and Media division, which includes all Sports, Television, Radio and Digital properties. The focus will be on driving balanced and sustainable improvements in performance. The role promotes financial literacy and value discipline by embedding financial thinking and rigor. This is done by evaluating risk and return for key programs as well as strategic initiatives.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in financial planning and analysis at a senior level in complex environments. Strong communication, organizational and analytical skills are needed. Leadership and coaching of a team of Finance professionals including the development of key talent and succession planning. In addition, a proven track record of delivering results through solid business partnerships is a must. Successfully liaising with a dynamic Media team will be required to carry out this job function. The incumbent will be expected to play a pivotal role in providing value added decision support and strategic thought leadership to all stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the month end, forecasting and annual budgets exercises, socializing with all key stakeholders
• Produce and track Key Performance Indicators at different segmented levels.
• Keep apprised of trending changes in customer and industry behaviour
• Present budgets, forecasts and value-added analysis to senior leaders on a regular and timely basis, communicating key trends, observations and business impacts
• Influence business decision-making by provide qualitative and quantitative feedback, recommendations, and discussing “what-if” scenarios
• Leverage your business acumen to assess rationality, economic feasibility, accuracy, and completeness of analysis with program owners
• Apply creative problem solving skills to design and build financial models to analyze the economic impact with clear articulation of key assumptions and sensitivities
• Prepare executive financial presentations for various stakeholders with clarity of thought
• Analyze time sensitive competitive responses in the marketplace
• Ensure targets and projections in business cases are properly reflected and captured in latest forecast/budget

What you have:

• Strong business acumen with excellent problem solving skills
• Self-starter, highly motivated, detailed oriented and relentless in the pursuit of winning
• Very strong interpersonal and communication skills and a demonstrated history of engaging with senior leadership
• Proven ability to build strong client relationships while being viewed as a trusted and fair source of analytics and support
• Senior level experience in Media or Advertising is preferable
• Excellent planning and organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects in a high-paced / performance driven environment
• Solid understanding of finance fundamentals, activity-based costing, as well as other analysis techniques
• Must be able to work in a cross-functional team environment
• Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, consistently meeting deadlines with accurate and detailed results
• People manager with experience leading, managing, and motivating a team
• University degree with 10+ years of experience in financial roles
• MBA and/or an accounting designation is preferable

Schedule: Full time

Shift: Day

Length of Contract: Not Applicable (Regular Position)

Work Location: 1 Mount Pleasant (083), Toronto, ON

Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

Posting Category/Function: Finance & Accounting & Financial Planning and Analysis

Requisition ID: 220860

Together, we’ll make more possible, and these six shared values guide and define our work:

• Our people are at the heart of our success
• Our customers come first. They inspire everything we do
• We do what’s right, each and every day
• We believe in the power of new ideas
• We work as one team, with one vision
• We give back to our communities and protect our environment

What makes us different makes us stronger. Rogers has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Everyone who applies for a job will be considered. We recognize the business value in creating a workplace where each team member has the tools to reach their full potential. At Rogers, we value the insights and innovation that diverse teams bring to work. We work with our candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. Please reach out to our recruiters and hiring managers to begin a conversation about how we can ensure that you deliver your best work. You matter to us! For any questions, please visit the .

Posting Notes: Media

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:58:24 GMT